Celtic's "Year of Triumph" - the Lisbon Lions & 1967

We did it by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football.
- Jock Stein, Lisbon, 1967.

25 May 1967.... Lisbon

On the 25 May 1967 at 7.15 pm in Lisbon's National Stadium, Glasgow
Celtic defeated the famous Internazionale Milan 2-1 in the final of the
European Champions Cup.

In doing so they became the first British club to win the championship
and they did so with an all-out attacking style which at the time
changed the face of of European football (in stark contrast to the
Italian's beloved and ultra-defensive "catenaccio-system"). In
addition, they accomplished all this with a team composed soley of
Scottish nationals - a feat that will probably never again be repeated.

In season 1966/67, Celtic won every competition that they entered.
As a small tribute I have scanned in a "Weekly News" Special which was
published in 1967 to commemerate Celtic's "Year of Triumph". Since the
magazine is now almost 30 years old I presume there are no copyright
restrictions. I thank my dad for keeping this safe for 2 decades before
I inherited it.

The set of ".gif" files are presented below (higher quality Postscript
files are available for printing purposes - on request). These should
not be used for commerical purposes.

I have also collected together a set of on-line videos and audio casts
that relate to the Lisbon Lions (click and enjoy):

Many Celtic fans go on pilgrimage to the stadium. Here are some brief
directions to the
stadium. If you have a better description please mail me with the
details. Here is a map (click on it for a larger version) to help:

"There is not a prouder man on God's Earth than me at this
moment. Winning was important, aye, but it was the way that we have won
that has filled me with satisfaction. We did it by playing
football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football. There was not a negative
thought in our heads. Inter played right into our hands; it's so sad to
see such gifted players shackled by a system that restricts their
freedom to think and to act. Our fans would never accept that sort of
sterile approach. Our objective is always to try to win with style."